Hoxton Park Sydney, New South Wales |
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Hoxton Park Shopping Centre
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Coordinates | 33°56′2″S 150°51′10″E / 33.93389°S 150.85278°ECoordinates: 33°56′2″S 150°51′10″E / 33.93389°S 150.85278°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 4,208 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2171 | ||||||||||||
Location | 38 km (24 mi) west of Sydney | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Liverpool | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Liverpool | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Werriwa | ||||||||||||
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Hoxton Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hoxton Park is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Hoxton Park also had a small sealed airstrip, Hoxton Park Airport which was used for general aviation and training until its closure and destruction in 2008.
Hoxton Park was named in 1887 when Phillips and Co. syndicates, subdivided the land under that name. Thomas Setrop Amos, a London solicitor, who arrived in Sydney in 1816, was granted 800 acres (3.2 km2) here in June 1818.
A further development of note took place circa 1857 with the construction of Bernera, a weatherboard homestead built by Allan Macpherson, son of a former Collector of Internal Revenue, William Macpherson. Bernera was an early homestead in a vernacular style and is listed on the Register of the National Estate.
In 2011, there were 4,208 residents in Hoxton Park. The median age of residents were 30 and 25% of people were aged 0–14 years. About half of people were born outside of Australia, with the top countries of birth being Fiji 9.1%, Iraq 4.6%, Philippines 3.5%, New Zealand 2.2% and Vietnam 2.0%. The majority spoke a language other than English at home, with the most common languages including Hindi 10.4%, Arabic 5.6%, Spanish 5.3%, Italian 3.5% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3.1%. The top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 38.8%, Hinduism 9.0% and Islam 8.4%.